Monday, March 26, 2007

Easter Rice-Krispie Peeps Treats are a tradition around here--for the kids because they love anything with this much sugar and for me because they can make them themselves.

It's the basic Rice Krispies Treats recipe shaped into little nests with a marshmallow Peep stuck on top and surrounded by tiny candy eggs. I couldn't find tiny eggs this year for some reason and instead used tiny Wilton hearts which turned out all the cuter.

If needed they can each be sealed in a plastic bag and tied with curling ribbon as an individually wrapped treat.

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You may remember that Andrew left for eight days on business in Seattle and Washington D.C. You may remember my moaning about missing out on the fun and the chance to visit our old haunt, Continental Pizzas and Subs. Well he came home last Wednesday and you know what he pulled out of his bag? Yup, bought and carried 3000 miles just for me. Eight hours later I was enjoying my tiny piece of 8-inch heaven.

Actually, he brought me six sandwiches. The sandwiches there are so huge what you're seeing is actually a quarter of a large sandwich so he technically brought me six of these babies which I rationed out over the next few days, carefully reheating and savoring bite by bite. What you see is the one that survived the longest.

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Erica at Littlemummy tagged me for a music meme, asking for seven songs I'm listening to right now. I posted about this a while ago so I thought I'd perhaps tackle by category:

1. Soundtrack: "Chevaliers de Sangreal" from The Davinci Code2. Jazz: "Love Me or Leave Me" by Nina Simone3. Classic Rock: "Rockin' Me" by Steve Miller Band4. Folk: "Down to the Water to Pray" by Alison Krauss5. Opera: "Ah Tutti Contenti" from The Marriage of Figaro by Mozart6. Pop: "I Like the Way You Move" by The Bodyrockers7. Ballad: "I Know You by Heart" by Eva Cassidy

1. Writing in my journal every week--it keeps me at the keyboard and helps the words flow.2. Having children--where else would my material come from?3. Marrying Andrew--see #2. You too could have a blog if you were married to this man, he's my agent, my manager and I'm his straight man.4. Gardening--I like to see things grow whether it's my blog or my peonies.5. Cooking--This ensures I have at least one thing a week to post about. Guaranteed.6. Keeping a sense of humor--it's taught me to see the potential of otherwise tragic circumstances.

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comments:

My daughter is having an Easter party at school and those rice krispies treats definitely looks like something I could make (I'm not very creative). Did you shape the nest by hand or use some kind of mold?

Okay I had to laugh when I read about the Continental Pizza and Subs...That is so cool that he pulled a sub out of his bag! I used to beg my parents to bring me subs from a place up in Baltimore! That is definitely one thing I miss from MD is the subs!

I can relate to longing for foods from home. For me it is Dunkin Donuts coffee, the franchise doesn't operate in Vegas, so every year my sister brings me two bags and I am in heaven. Those treats look real good and I have never had a Rice Krispie treat so my boys will be thanking you for the idea I am sure.

Rice Krispy Treats are amazing! They can also make a great substitute birthday cake for kids that don't like cake a lot. We made a boom box shaped "cake" out of them for #1's blue and gold cake, and I am going to use them as part of #3's lightsaber birthday cake next week.

I like your list of successful blogging secrets. I don't have kids, but I have a husband who acts like a kid at times which makes for some good blogging. And the Rice Krispie Treats nests look almost too good to eat. Almost.

Wow .. amazing coincidence. I was just looking at some images of the Double Musky (preparing recs for a friend) and it led me to your blog.

As I type this I'm about a half-mile from Continental. I've only eaten there once -- when they were one of the few places open during a multi-day power outage. (Big storm by MD standards. Minor blow in AK.)

I miss so many of my other old AK standards -- Lucky Wishbone chicken, Mama O's halibut sandwich (probably vanished from yuppified Spenard), a German place turned Indian in Eagle River ...

And even though they tore down and rebuilt the Safeway across from Continental, I still miss the Carr's of the late 80's/early '90s. Before the local family sold out, they were far ahead of the curve.